The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-07
THE RANDALL DEMOCRATS
TO REOPEN THE TARIFF CUES
TON ON SATURDAY.
Changes in the Senate Committees
The EmmOns Insanity Casa
Grateful Young Man.
lspEc1AL TO TIE APPEAL.

ton of revenue matters. This reopen
ing of the tar Fl question is to come from
tee Randall Democrats, who think that
they are strong enough with the IS
sistance of the Republicans to set aside
the Morrison bill aud take up the to-
bacco tax repssl gu stion. 1t is not
believed that all the Republicans in
the House will hang together on this
question, Should there be a split, 1t
would he. of course fatal to the Ran
dallite plan, and as a consequence 10
any tariff legislation whatever this
session.
THE APPOINTMENT OF Mr.. HUGH A, DINs-
MORE,
of Arkansas, to bs the Representative
of the United States at Corea, is re-
Qarded With favor among SoutherneIs
here, many of whom have lively recol-
lectious Of his delft handling OF the
fiddle.
THE M'MINNvILLE AND MANCHESTER
RAILROAD BILL
has been placed in the hands OF Sen
ator Hoar as subcommittee OF the
Senate Committee on Claims. This
looks rather dangerous for the success
OF the bill.
MRS. LOGAN PENsIoNRD.
The Senate has passed, without di-
vision, bill to pension Mrs. Logan.
CONTESTED SEATS SETTLED.
The House Committee on Elections
today finally acted upon the two con-
tested election cases, Page vs. Pierce,
q Rhode Island case, and Kidd vs.
Steele, an Indiana case. In the
Rhode Island case the majority of the
committee decided that neither OF the
parties are entitled TO ssst A mi
nority report will be made to the
House recommending that the sitting
Republican member (Pierce) be
awarded the seat. Ia the Iadiana case
the committee report will be unani-
nous in favor of the right of Steele,
Republican, TO retain his seat.
IN FAVOR OF REPEATING.
The House Committee on Civil Ser
vice Reform today instructed Chair
man Cox to report favorsby to the
House the Senate bill TO repeal the
tenure OF Office act.
MANNING NOMINATED.
The President sent the following
nominations to the Senate today:
Thomas @. Manning, of Louisiana, Ed
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plen-
iposentiary to Mexico; Hugh Dins-
more. of Arkansas, Minister Resident
and Consul General to Cores; Robert
T.. Culbreth, of California, Consul at
Apis; Thomas o. Bashaw, OF Mis-
souri,, attorney for the Eastern District
OF Missouri.
CHANGES IN COMMITTEES.
It is said to bs probable that SEN
ator sewell will be made chairman OF
. the Senate Committee on Military
Affairs, q position made vacant by the
dea h of Gen. Logan; that Senator
Hawley, now chairman of the Com
mittee on Civil Ssrv ce and RetrenCh-
ment, will succsed Gen. Sewell rs
chairman Of the Library Committee
aud that Senator Stanford will become
Gen. Hawley's successor as chairman
of the Committee on Civil Service
and Retrenchment. II these changes
are made the clerks OF those commit
tees will probably retain their present
positions during The session.
THE NICAURAUGUAN CANAL
The bill reported by Senator Ed.
munds todey to increase the Martins
Canal Company of Nicaragua, pro.
vides the compsny's affairs shall be
managed by eleven directors, It zens
of the United States and Nicaragua,
and that the tolls shall not exceed
So SO per ton of freight; that the
81 United States may exercise such con-
troll over the canal as is not inconsis-
tent with treaty obligations, and that
power 10 alter, amend or repeal the
acts shall be reserved to Congress.
The report accompanying the bill say {
that it is in the highest degree deFira
BILE that this should be under the in.
fuence, il it cannot be under the
control of the United States. Locking
to the large benefit not only to the
United States and the Republic o.
Nicaragua and her sister Republics
but also the commerce aud inter
communication of the whole sister
hood of civilized governments in thu
globe, the committee recommends thu
passage of the bill III the hope tina
the resources and enterprise OF pri
vate citizens of our county may b.
enabled to accomplish this great work
even if our government itself is no
yet ready to undertake it.
THE ALAsKAN BOUNDARY.
Senator Sherman today reported ia
yorably from the Committee on For
eign Relations an amendment to b.
proposed to the suudry civil appro
pria ions bill TO provide for the e1
pense of preliminary reconnaissance
to be made, under the direction OF thI
Secretary of the Navy, to examine tht
ooniguration of the conventional
boundary line between Alaska anC
British Columbia, following the coas
from Portland Channel to the 14ls
meridian, and to ascertain and repor
how far the natural features of tn
country permit the accurate location
of the line of demarcation contem
plated by the treaty of 1857 cedin
Alaska to the United States
A GRATEFUL YOUNG MAN.
The President received call toda
from a young man whom he ha
recently paTdone1 from the peniten
tiary. When the President saw hi
card he Immediately recognized tn
name and directed that the visitor b
shown in. The young man said b
lived some distance from Washington
but had come here to PERSONAL
thank the President for restoring hiI
to liberty and to his family, and ais
to assure him that in the future hi
conduct would convince the Presidsr
that his clamency had not been mi
applied. The President treated h
visitor very kindly, and after inqni
ing into his past life and his futul
prospects, advised him to 60 TO wor
and make himself a useful citizsI
adding that it is never too late to r,
form, and that there is plenty OF rool
for him in the world.
THE EAiMoEs iNeANITY CASE.
Tn raspousa IN the wit of de luDat